Sec. 6. After a dual status assessment team has met to assess a child, the team shall: (1) designate a member to prepare the written report for the juvenile court; and (2) provide recommendations, including: (A) whether the court should proceed with an additional initial hearing regarding the petition alleging the child is in need of services and dismiss a pending delinquency petition or informal adjustment at the conclusion of a child in need of services adjudication; (B) whether the court should proceed with an additional initial hearing regarding a petition alleging that the child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 and dismiss a pending child in need of services petition or informal adjustment upon conclusion of the delinquency adjudication; (C) whether the court should proceed with an additional initial hearing and adjudication or informal adjustment concerning a child in need of services petition and a delinquency petition under IC 31-37-1 ; (D) what agency should be the lead agency in a child's supervision; and (E) any other matters relevant to the child's best interests, including any services to be included in a dispositional decree. If the probation department of the juvenile court is designated as the lead agency under IC 31-41-3 , any recommendations made by the dual status assessment team under subdivision (2) must be consistent with the funding provisions of IC 31-37 . IC 31-41-3 Chapter 3. Determination of Lead Agency 31-41-3-1 Determination of lead agency
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